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Opinion

Easter week is for the Eggs-citement

Local Commentaries

Next week should be the big egg week, the week the chickens work overtime. But if I am to believe all the bird-flu news, these haggard hens have already been on time and a half – the struggling survivors of the national virus. They should probably create a hens’ union and demand to be paid ...

Our opinion: More proof to let the status quo go

Our Opinion

After listening to the community plead for the status quo in high school education over the past couple of years, we decided to take a look at how our students have been doing under the status quo. The results were sobering, to be quite honest. Some were sobering despite not being ...

Our opinion: A wrong way to balance budget

Our Opinion

We knew there would be pain when President Donald Trump said he was going to right-size federal programs in an attempt to bring the federal budget under control. The only way to get control of federal spending is through spending cuts. Of course, now we’re finding out just how dependent on ...

Our opinion: Tread carefully with lake renewables

Our Opinion

We understand why New York lawmakers are so desperate to put wind turbines in Lake Erie. We’re not so sure why some Pennsylvania lawmakers are so enthralled with the concept. New York lawmakers have set some incredibly aggressive targets for renewable energy use with their Climate ...

Readers Speak

Letters To Editor

Assistance awaits Dear Editor, Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest Pennsylvania works hard to support families, seniors, veterans, and children facing hunger every day. Going to any grocery store, it’s clear that food prices continue to stay out of reach for our neighbors in need. This ...

Schools don’t consider lost revenues

Local Commentaries

With all of the other issues with the plan to close the Sheffield and Youngsville High Schools, is there the possibility of the district losing revenue due to this decision? Have they already lost revenue due to just the discussion of closing schools? What happens with yet another empty ...